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Updated policy on image uploads from our users

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News · Published Feb 22, 2016 8:16 PM

We have been forced to update our rules on what images are allowed to be uploaded by our users. This is to ensure we can continue to operate under the guidelines of our advertisers.

Along with these changes to the rules we have made certain sections of our website "members only". This means you must be registered and signed in to see them. This includes the blogs section and the user albums section.

While we don't agree with all the new policies we must enforce them in order to provide you with continuing service. Please read over the following rules governing image uploads and edit your albums as need. "Remember you can make albums private for friends only to view".

User Images/Albums:

Nudity and pornography

The following types of images are not allowed:

  • pornographic images, videos, or games
  • pornographic cartoons or anime (hentai/ecchi)
  • nudity

Sexually gratifying content

Images that are sexually suggestive and/or intended to cause sexual arousal. are not allowed. Examples of content that may be considered sexually gratifying include, but are not limited to:

  • close-ups of breasts, buttocks, or crotches
  • sheer or see-through clothing or lingerie
  • strategically covered nudity (includes situations in which genitals are blurred out by camera)
  • images of men or women posing and/or undressing in a seductive manner

Fetishes and sexual aids

No promotion, selling, or discussing sexual fetishes, aids, devices, or enhancement tools.

A fetish may be an obsession or sexual desire in which gratification is dependent upon specific objects (diapers, food items, etc.), materials (leather, latex, etc), parts of a body (feet, toes, ears, etc.), or situations. Examples of types of fetishes and fetishistic practices may include, but are not limited to:

  • bestiality, necrophilia, incest, and voyeurism
  • role-playing, bondage, dominance and submission
  • sadomasochism, snuff

Buzzen may consider something to be a sexual aid, device, or enhancement tool if it is used for sexual pleasure and/or to improve sexual experiences. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • sexual toys such as vibrators, dildos, personal lubricants
  • penis and breast enlargement tools and/or medications

Buzzen may remove any image that violates the above standards. Buzzen also reserves the right to remove any image considered not appropiate for public viewing. Violating the image policies may result your warnings and/or removal of account.

 

We will be enforcing these new rules starting today!

Community discussion

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22 comments
Former Member
Feb 23, 2016 7:46 PM
It is okay
Former Member
Feb 24, 2016 4:26 PM
That's cool. Can you remove the advertisers from My profile pages, chat areas and blogs? I think they are all in poor taste as well. Thank you :D
Feb 24, 2016 10:28 PM
Does Buzzen realize that their own home page very likely breaks the new rules on images? I can provide a screenshot if you don't get about it I am pointing out. I don't think I can post an image on here. And the forums page seems to be empty and disabled
Feb 25, 2016 12:53 AM
Forum is disabled and yes there will be images the violate the new policy. You have to realize there are thousands of images uploaded by users. We are a small staff. We are going through them as we can. We could have taken the drastic step of just deleting all photos. You need to realize that a) staff didn't upload these images. Users did. b) It wasn't our idea to change the policy. We are working on the situation and ask that users please be patient and understanding. This is a lot of work.
Feb 25, 2016 12:58 AM
If we remove the advertisers there will be no buzzen.
Feb 25, 2016 2:22 AM
I understand error what you are saying. I think you misunderstood what I was specifically talking about. This is not a user image on the photos page ... this is on www.buzzen.com ... I started a support ticket because I saw I could actually attach a file so I uploaded the screenshot. Check it out. I did not in anyway mean to imply you and the staff are not doing all you can and I think you guys do a phenomenal job, so ty
Feb 25, 2016 10:34 PM
And as stated it was a user uploaded picture. It was displaying in the Active members online, and probably one of hundreds of pictures that go against the new policy. It will take some time to get through them all, and remove the ones that violate the new policy. Unfortunately we can not grand father the images from the old policy to the new policy.
Feb 26, 2016 1:51 AM
i found the issue you were referring to CF. That image has been updated. TY